Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC XC740xd XC Series Appliance and XC Core System Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- Overview
- Documentation resources
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Persistent Memory details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Boot Settings details
- Choosing system boot mode
- Changing boot order
- Network Settings
- Viewing Network Settings
- Network Settings screen details
- UEFI iSCSI Settings
- Viewing UEFI iSCSI Settings
- UEFI iSCSI Settings details
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure your system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Redundant OS Control
- Viewing Redundant OS Control
- Redundant OS Control screen details
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Backplane cover
- Inside the system
- Air shroud
- Cooling-fan assembly
- Cooling fans
- Intrusion switch
- Hard drives
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Opening and closing the PCIe card holder latch
- Removing the expansion card from expansion card riser
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser
- Removing an expansion card riser 1
- Installing an expansion card riser 1
- Removing an expansion card riser 2
- Installing an expansion card riser 2
- Removing an expansion card riser 3
- Installing an expansion card riser 3
- IDSDM/vFlash card
- Network daughter card
- Hard drive backplane
- System battery
- Power supply units
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
- BOSS card
Next steps
1. Install the expansion card riser 2.
2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system on page 57.
Hard drive backplane
NOTE: NVMe drive slots are 20, 21, 22, and 23. XC740 does not support NVMe drives.
Drive slot numbering is 0 relative for chassis. All NVMe drives are installed in the last slots. Maximum of four NVMe drives are
supported.
Depending on your system configuration:
Table 45. Supported hard drives options
System Supported hard drives options
XC740xd Series
2.5 inch (x24) SAS, SATA, or NVMe backplane
3.5 inch (x12) SATA backplane
Figure 63. XC740xd-24
The settings for XC740xd-24 are listed here:
Table 46. Settings or XC740xd-24
Name State Slot Number Size Security
Status
Bus Protocol Media Type
PCle SSD in Slot
20 in Bay 1
Ready 20 2980.82 GB Not Applicable PCle SSD
PCle SSD in Slot
21 in Bay 1
Ready 21 2980.82 GB Not Applicable PCle SSD
PCle SSD in Slot
22 in Bay 1
Ready 22 2980.82 GB Not Applicable PCle SSD
PCle SSD in Slot
23 in Bay 1
Ready 23 2980.82 GB Not Applicable PCle SSD
106 Installing and removing system components